New OnePlus 12 teaser reveals shade choices and a relocated alert slider

OnePlus has unveiled official photographs of its upcoming OnePlus 12 flagship smartphone on Weibo forward of its December fifth launch occasion in China, revealing the handset can be out there in three colours: white, black, and inexperienced. The design of the system seems visually much like its predecessor, the OnePlus 11, although the Alert Slider — a fan-favorite function that permits customers to simply swap between mute, vibrate, and ringer sound profiles — is now positioned on the left-hand aspect of the telephone as a substitute of the precise.

According to OnePlus, the relocation was made to accommodate a brand new built-in antenna that’s designed to spice up sign efficiency and scale back latency for recreation streaming. “Based on internal testing, it has been determined that the optimal position for gaming antennas is between the forefingers of the user when the phone is held in landscape orientation,” says OnePlus in a press launch. The OnePlus 11 has its Alert Slider in that actual spot, so OnePlus has moved the slider to the alternative aspect on the OnePlus 12 to enhance antenna efficiency.

A machine-translated article from Yahoo Tech HK additionally reveals a few of the OnePlus 12’s key specs. This features a new Sony LYT-808 sensor for its 50-megapixel major digital camera, and a 64-megapixel, 3X periscopic telephoto digital camera, each supported by Hasselblad Camera for Mobile. The OnePlus 12 will even function a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor (confirming leaks from July), a “2K display” panel from China’s BOE, and assist for wi-fi charging, rain contact, and infrared distant management capabilities.

Details are in any other case slim, however we’ll know extra in regards to the OnePlus 12 after its official debut subsequent week. And fortunately, potential prospects exterior of China might not have too lengthy to attend to get their palms on it. OnePlus is about to announce a world launch date for the system on December fifteenth, in line with Engadget.